Samuel montgomery



(No Model.)

S. MONTGOMERY.

GLOVE FASTENING.

No. 52,617. Patented Jan. 24,1882.

W A i/ m1 4 d? H w N PEI'ERS. Phofolilhugripher. Washington. D C,

STATES SAMUEL MONTGOMERY AraNT Frees OF NElV YORK, N. Y.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 252,617, dated January 24, 1882.

Application filed December 8,1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL MONTGOMERY, ofNewYork city, county OfNL-WYOIk, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glove-Fastenings, of which the following is a full, clear, and'exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My inventionhas relation particularly to gloves and'themeans of holding thclacing-cord which secures thewrist-opening; and theobject of my invention is to produce a glove or analogous article wherein the two margins of the opening may be secured or held by means ofa lacing-cord, which cord may be easily and quickly made toengage with or be disengaged from the lacing hooks or studs, while at the same time the studsor hooks are ot'such construction that they will not catch or become entangled With lace or other fabric or material with which they may come in contact, either when the glove is being worn or when laid aside. To accomplish this object the invention involves the application to the glove ot'aseries oflacing hooks, buttons,orstudshavingeach an elastieorspring top, under which the cord may be easily drawn and aseasily withdrawu,thetopspringingdown upon its seat orclosing immediately aftereither operation, as will be herein first fully described, and then pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the glove supplied with a fastening arranged to operate in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan of a blank cut or otherwise formed ofmetal, from which the self-clos ing stud may be made. Fig. 3 is a perspective view, showingthe securing-points turned down to be passed through the material of the glove and the opposite end rolled so as to form acylindricalprojection, under which,when the hook is completed, the cord may be drawn in either direction. Fig. 4 is aview similarto Fig. 3, but showing in addition the swellingorcorrugating intended to be formed in the bend of the hook, (throat,) in order that thecord may not be bent around abrupt edges, and thereby rendered liable to be c ut-,worn, or otherwise damaged. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the spring-hook complete and ready to be affixed to the glove. Fig. 6 is a perspective view, showing the spring (No model.)

hook with the cord in place in it. the front-opening or mouth being closed; and Fig. 7 is a similar view, showing the lacing-cord in position in the mouth of the hook (passing either in or out) and the spring-top raised by the cord.

In all these figures like letters of reference, wherever they occur, indicate corresponding parts.

The advantagesoi lacing-glovesover the common button-gloves are well understood, and need not be detailed herein.

The lacing-hook heretofore employed as a part of the glove-fastening is open for the reception of the lacing-cord, and this open hook is liable to catch in any delicate fabric-such as lace, &c.-w0rn about the wrist orelsewhere on the person, and in fabrics, nettings, &c., \vithwhich the glove may come in contact when laid aside, occasioning annoyance, inconvenience, damage, and delay, and preventing the hook from being employed upon lisle-thread, silk, and other light-woven or netted gloves, &c., on account ot'the entanglen'ient of the material of the glove with the open hooks upon it.

By use of the automatically-closing hooks below described I am enabled to produce a glove that is not open to-the objections and disadvantages named above, and to adapt thelislethread and such like gloves for use as lacinggloves-an adaptation much to be desired and not heretofore made practicable.

A blank ofspring-brass orlightsteel or other suitable material is struck out in form substantially as indicated in Fig. 2, having points a a a, which enter the material of the glove and are to be clinched on the under side, as will be readily understood. The opposite end of the blank is turned so as to form the roll I), under which the cord is to be passed when the hook is finished and in place. This roll is so formed that the cord may be readily withdrawn from the throat of the hook and be in no danger of catching upon the turned-in end. At the throatotthe hook arethe swells or corrugations c 0, so formed as to present gradually-inclined surfaces for the cord to bear against, in order to obviate all danger of cutting or unnecessary wear. The hook is completed as shown in Fi 5, and ready for attachment to the glove.

The particular method or manner of forming the spring-hook is not an essential part of the invention, nor is the means employed for securing it in place. The roll might be solid 5 but as lightness is desirable, it is preferred to make it as indicated. Rubber orfgutta-percha might be employed in'its construction, or spring metal covered with rubber or celluloid, or, in fact, any suitable substance. I

The spring-hooks being properly placed upon the glove'G, the cord C, secured to the glove at one end, is drawn in under the roll of each successive hook, as indicated. The spring-top insures the closing of the mouth of the hook as soon as the cord passes beneath the roll, and being so closed, any accidental catching of fabrics, &c., is entirely obviated. The end of the cord may be secured by the usual ball or ring, (I. To unlacethe glove, the cord is disengaged at the top and withdrawn from each hook in succession, passing under the roll, which then closes down, as before.

The glove may be put away, and when required for use the hooks will be found free of all obstructions.

The spring is made so light as to render the effort required to lace and unlace the glove very slight, and yet sutficient strength and darability are provided. a

The cord itself, being flexible and generally somewhat. elastic, will readily pass under the roll, even if the spring be atrifle stronger than is absolutely necessary.

The springhook constructed and arranged to operate as above explained is of course apthat its peculiarities are most advantageous, because the glove comes most often in contact with laces and light,flimsy materials, and when the glove upon one hand becomes caught (as frequently happens with the open-mouthed hook) but one hand is left free to disentangle or loosen it.

The drawings are intended'to'represent akid glove upon which the spring-hooks are applied, and this stands in the place of a glove of any material. The hooks are shown enlarged beyond their actual size for convenience of illustration; but it should be understood that they may be made of any required size.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- As an improved article of manufacture, the glove with the wrist-opening provided with spring closing-studs on each side of the same, and a lacing-cord secured at one end to the glove and having a ring or ball on the other end, the studs permitting the cord to be laced or unlaced, and automatically closing after the passage of-the cord in either direction, thus preventing catching into materials or fabrics with.which the said studs may come in contact, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

SAM UEL MONTGOMERY. Witnesses BERNARD J. KELLY, WM. E. TBULL. 

